diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 1a5edf562e85..73ca7797b92f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -545,9 +545,11 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
 	 * In Thumb-2, msr with an immediate value is not allowed.
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL
-#define PLC	"r"
+#define PLC_l	"l"
+#define PLC_r	"r"
 #else
-#define PLC	"I"
+#define PLC_l	"I"
+#define PLC_r	"I"
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -569,15 +571,15 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
 	"msr	cpsr_c, %9"
 	    :
 	    : "r" (stk),
-	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | IRQ_MODE),
+	      PLC_r (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | IRQ_MODE),
 	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, irq[0])),
-	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | ABT_MODE),
+	      PLC_r (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | ABT_MODE),
 	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, abt[0])),
-	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | UND_MODE),
+	      PLC_r (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | UND_MODE),
 	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, und[0])),
-	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | FIQ_MODE),
+	      PLC_r (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | FIQ_MODE),
 	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, fiq[0])),
-	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | SVC_MODE)
+	      PLC_l (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | SVC_MODE)
 	    : "r14");
 #endif
 }